Hello Brit,
Thank you for taking a look at my project, Ψ (psi). My name is Olivier, I'm 31, from France. This is my first film, I have been self-producing it for 4 years It's fully shot and edited and there's one piece of the puzzle left: I'd like you to consider being its main voice. Why you? I explain below. First, here's the trailer.
​Ψ tells the story of Natalie, a psychologist, who is trying to help her patient, Olivier, who was so torn about what to do in life that he chose nothing. Having failed in all her attempts, she journeys across dimensions to meet 5 alternate versions of him, each now leading a different life in a different city: Paris, London, Jerusalem, Helsinki and Los Angeles. In each case, Natalie tries to understand: how much did he control his destiny? what are his regrets? and is he happy? However, in doing so she has to face her own crisis: why did she pursue a career in psychology at the expense of her childhood dream of becoming an actress?
We never see Natalie in the film, but we hear her voice as she talks with the 5 characters and reflects on her own place in the universe. The film as is a mesh of fiction and documentary, where real-world philosophers and scientists including Max Tegmark (MIT), Daniel Dennett (Tufts) and Barry Schwartz (U.C. Berkeley) provide insights on freedom, choice and regret as the film explores beautiful works of art and architecture across the 5 cities (from Alexander Calder, Anish Kapoor, Eila Hiltunen, and others - list here). 

For more details on how this project was made, here are some press notes, and below is the video from a Kickstarter Campaign I did earlier this years.

Why you?

The film is set in some alternate reality, in 2014. The opening lines of the film, in it's current form, are: ​"I'm not a singer. I'm not a ballerina. I'm not a movie star. I am... a psychologist. My name is Natalie Forester. I'm 34 years old."

Here's how I'd actually like them to go: "I'm not a singer. I'm not a ballerina. I'm not a movie star. I am... a psychologist. My name is Brit Marling. I'm 32 years old."

The reason I'd like you to be the voice of the psychologist is because this psychologist would actually be… you. An alternate version of you, the Brit Marling you could be today if you hadn't explored acting, had still gone to Georgetown only to study psychology instead of economics, and were now wondering why you never pursued your passion.

​I've listened to you a lot, in your films, TV series and interviews and read about your background. Who you are in this world, and what the audience may publicly know about you, all feeds the broader picture of the film:
  • your early interest in art and your parent's encouraging you to focus on academics;
  • your studying at Georgteown and interning as an investment banker;
  • your choices to change your life and go to LA;
  • your determination to not compromise with your artistic ideals;
  • the kind of films you've written/directed/starred in that touch upon some similar themes to "psi" (Another Earth in particular)...
All this extends the film's themes into our real world, and that's why to my eyes you would be their perfect embodiment in the world of the film.
Why does it matter?

First your voice in this film would make it a unique narrative experiment: the character would be a realistic alternate to a real individual, one the audience can identify in our world and project in the other.

The film in its current form (where the character is voiced by a friend of mine) got a test screening at MIT last April and I was humbled by the reception it got, both by the audience and by the early critical reception. This gave me confidence the film could go to festivals and find some form of distribution, and if your voice was involved, it would surely raise even more curiosity and interest.
How would this go?
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  • The recording could be done in a short amount of time, whenever/wherever is convenient for you. 
  • Your input and suggestions on your character's lines would be welcome.
  • And the extent of your subsequent involvement beyond the recording would be entirely up to you.
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​Below you will find the full film (with a stand-in voice) and here is a transcript of the character's lines.
Feel free to contact me. Thank you for your time,

Olivier
[email protected]
+33.(0)6.51.53.53.62.
​www.o-wright.com

Full Film (password: psi2018)

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